Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations is a memoir by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven recounting key missions and experiences from his decades in special operations.

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Label	Occurrences
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5634218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
Context triple: [William H. McRaven, notableWork, Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations]

A. Witness to War
Witness to War is a documentary-style film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the human impact and brutal realities of armed conflict.
B. To Hell and Back (autobiography)
To Hell and Back is the autobiographical account of Audie Murphy’s experiences as one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II.
C. Armed Freedom
Armed Freedom is the bronze allegorical statue of a helmeted female figure representing liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
D. Crossroads of the Marine Corps
Crossroads of the Marine Corps is the nickname for Marine Corps Base Quantico, a major United States Marine Corps installation in Virginia known as a central hub for training, education, and command.
E. Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA
"Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA" is the memoir of former CIA Director William Colby, recounting his decades in U.S. intelligence and the moral and political controversies surrounding the agency’s activities during his tenure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
Target entity description: Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations is a memoir by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven recounting key missions and experiences from his decades in special operations.

A. Witness to War
Witness to War is a documentary-style film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the human impact and brutal realities of armed conflict.
B. To Hell and Back (autobiography)
To Hell and Back is the autobiographical account of Audie Murphy’s experiences as one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II.
C. Armed Freedom
Armed Freedom is the bronze allegorical statue of a helmeted female figure representing liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
D. Crossroads of the Marine Corps
Crossroads of the Marine Corps is the nickname for Marine Corps Base Quantico, a major United States Marine Corps installation in Virginia known as a central hub for training, education, and command.
E. Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA
"Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA" is the memoir of former CIA Director William Colby, recounting his decades in U.S. intelligence and the moral and political controversies surrounding the agency’s activities during his tenure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ
author	William H. McRaven NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	execution of covert operations ⓘ planning of high-risk missions ⓘ training of special operators ⓘ
focusesOn	development of U.S. special operations capabilities ⓘ key missions from McRaven's career ⓘ lessons in leadership and resilience ⓘ
genre	military memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorBackground	former Navy SEAL officer ⓘ former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation	retired U.S. Navy admiral ⓘ
includes	leadership lessons ⓘ operational details ⓘ personal anecdotes ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers ⓘ readers interested in leadership ⓘ readers interested in military history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	William H. McRaven NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaType	audiobook ⓘ print ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
relatedWork	Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam era ⓘ post-9/11 era ⓘ
subject	Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Neptune Spear NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy SEALs NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ counterterrorism operations ⓘ leadership ⓘ military life ⓘ special operations ⓘ special operations missions ⓘ
timeSpanCovered	several decades of McRaven's military career ⓘ
tone	narrative ⓘ reflective ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Admiral William H. McRaven → notableWork → Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations ⓘ

subject surface form: William H. McRaven

Admiral William H. McRaven → hasWritten → Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations ⓘ